Bob La Londe wrote:

I think if you become a dedicated hard corps fly angler you to will
desire to own some very high end equipment, but... all that being
said, you will find that there is some very fishable mid price stuff
out there. I think you might be better served by determining what
fish you are likely to catch in the area you wish to fly fish and
what rod power, length, and action would best suit those
applications. Then you can look for a rod you can afford that fits
that application.

It might sound like I am saying a cheap rod is as good as an
expensive one. I am absolutely not saying that. I am saying that if
you know or take the time to learn what characteristics you need in a
rod for your application you may be able to find one that will do the
job adequately for a reasonable middle of the road price.

I completely agree with you, dear BLB, I other fishing techniques I know
quite well, first things are 1) sense of the water 2) knowing fishes
habits 3) presentation ecc.. and the rod is not that important if you
have all those caracteristics.
but I thought in fly fishing could be more important the rod 'cause you
have to manage for hours up your head and maibe a mediocre rod won't
cast so far as a good one.
I wait an expert fly fisherman answer for this question.

In bass fishing (spinning and casting) I can tell you that G.Loomis is
arguably one of the best manufacturers of rods, but I can also tell
you that for a fraction of the price I own a number of Lamiglass and
St Croix (premier line) rods that do a very very good job for what I
use them for.

I know Gloomis and St. Croux but I don't find so much difference in
using chosen Abu Barcia, Shakespeare and Shimano rod for bass fishing
with success.

So (Egad, I hate doing this, LOL) in conclusion. Go buy a moderate
priced fly rod suitable in weight, length and action for your
application and go fishing with it. If you really like fly fishing
you will eventually want to upgrade to something better.

I know myself and I'll love fly fishing. I didn't 'til now for some
reasons (costs and places where I'm from).
there is a problem somebody says about starting with economic stuff in
fly fishing: maybe I could learn some defect in casting technique that
should be hard to remove later.
I don't know

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ciao
Vittorix